§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Transport what are the numbers of fatalities or serious injuries sustained by train passengers known to his Department in (a) the United Kingdom and (b) other countries, where goods trains carrying hazardous materials were involved in accidents in railway tunnels for each year since 1960.
§ Mr. David MitchellThere have been no fatalities or serious injuries to train passengers from this cause in the United Kingdom since 1960. The Department's main source of information on railway accidents in other countries is the annual report published by the International Union Railways (UIC). These reports do not give the kind of detailed information requested.